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  • Le chevalier d’Eon

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    This looks promising (from AICN): Anime News Network reports that Production IG (Ghost in the Shell) will be announced a new anime series with Kenshin director Kazuhiro Furuhashi at the Tokyo Anime Fair. The 24 episode historical horror action, be accompanied by the manga official Chevalier D’Eon homepage. 18th Century, just before the French revolution,…

  • Fast Food Bandits

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    You absolutely need to go here, and have a look at the trailer for new film from Mamoru Oshii (GHOST IN THE SHELL), TACHIGUISHI RETSUDEN (FAST FOOD BANDITS). It’s animated, but it’s not what you think (more like digital manipulation), and it looks amazing. Oh, and it features ramen prominently, so come on, you know…

  • Midnight Eye Takes On Anime

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    The latest Midight Eye site update is heavy on anime, including an interview with Eiko Tanaka, a producer at Studio 4C (MIND GAME), an anime round-up, and of course, a few reviews.

  • Tales from Earthsea

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    Catch a trailer (aired yesterday on a Japanese TV show) for Studio Ghibli‘s upcoming film (out in July), TALES FROM EARTHSEA (GEDO SENKI). The video was found here (in French).

  • Ergo Proxy

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    Cool new anime alert: ERGO PROXY. I watched the first episode today (it airs on pay-channel WOWOW, but I got a fansub version) and I’m definitely impressed. Very slick animation with some nice character designs add up to something that’s certainly easy on the eyes. As far as the storyline, as with most anime series,…

  • Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles

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    Remember Robotech (the US adaptation of the Japanese MACROSS series)? Marxy does, and you can view a trailer for the new sequel series, THE SHADOW CHRONICLES, here. AICN has more info on this new follow-up series. Is it just me, or is there a Battlestar Galactica (the new series) vibe to the space battle scenes…

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    Ghibli Museum Inside Omotesando Hills You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here.

  • New Ghibli Film

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    Studio Ghibli’s next film will be an adaptation of Ursula K. Leguin’s EARTHSEA novels, to be directed by Goro Miyazaki, son of famed visionary Hayao. According to reports, it will be based on the 3rd and 4th books in the series, namely THE FARTHEST SHORE and TEHANU. Both are sad, haunting tales, well suited to…

  • Production I.G History

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    Fans of the Production I.G studio — or anyone simply looking to know more about how an anime studio gets started — should enjoy this history of the company, in English, posted on their official site.

  • Animated Nana

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    Fans of NANA rejoice! Anime News Network reports that an anime adapation of Ai Yazawa’s (Paradise Kiss) older audience shoujo drama Nana will be adapted into an anime series to air on Japanese TV in Spring 2006. The series follows the lives of two 20 year old women named Nana, a middleclass girl who considers…